Wigan

[wigәn]

Definition

(n.) A kind of canvaslike cotton fabric, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers and of the skirts of women's dresses, etc.; -- so called from Wigan, the name of a town in Lancashire, England.

Typist: Marietta

Definition

n. a stiff canvas-like fabric for stiffening shirts borders &c.

Typist: Randall